Veemole wheel



Jan. 19, 1933. 1 v, 3, APPLE 1,893,834

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My invention relates to vehicle wheels, haw ing particular reference to an improved disc wheel and drum assembly, and constitutes a division ofimy copending application Serial No. d0 l,235, filed November 2, 1929.

An object is to facilitate the rapid assembly and disassembly of a wheel disc associated with a wheel huh and hrake More particularly the object of the inven- MD tion is to provide rneans wherehy the holt which secures the outer wheel disc to the rest of the assembly is prevented trons rotating; as the nut thereol is rotated Various other meritorius "features will he 35 found in the particular combination and ar= rangement of parts utilized, these losing clea ly illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein like nurnerals reier to like parts throughout the several figures and wherein:

Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation, partly hro= ken away for the sales of clearness, oil nay improved assembly,

Fig. 2 is a section along 2-2 of Fig, l, and

3 is a detail,

As indicated in Fig. 2 the assembly utilized with axle housing on which is rotat aloly mounted the wheel huh 12 which tune tions as a bearing housing for the assemhly. The wheel hub is provided with a radially extending flange ll, which flange includes an annular shoulder it around its outer lace and a second annular shoulder 18 around its inner face. The inner annular shoulder 18 constitutes means for centering the brahe drum 20, which drum is secured to the outer portion of flange it as by means of the spaced apart rivets 22.

The inside face of the is count/en sunle at spaced intervals around its circumference in such a way that the countersink ineludes the radially outer edge of the shoulder 18 The said flange is likewise aperture/d centrally with relation to said countersink to receive the bolt 28 and it will therefore he apparent that the Ell-shaped head 30 oil said holt seats within the D-shaped pocket formed by the countersink and the innermost edge e the brake drurn 2d The assembly is now ready for the wheel Serial 13 ca disc 26, which is secured. to the flange 14: by means of a bolt 28 having a substantially DD-shaped head 30 which is adapted to drum into the pocket 2d formed by the countersink and the inner periphery of drum 20. The head 30 oil the bolt heing positioned in the countersink or pocket, it is impossible for the holt to rotate when the nut 32 is screwed on. Ubviously it will be equally impossible for the said holt to rotate during the removal of nut 32,

inasmuch as the wheel disc must necessarily he removed relatively frequently lo unskilled manipulators, it will he seen t at a rapid, sure means for securing the said disc firmly in position will be extremely advantageous. All danger of accident by virtue of a. faulty positioning of the wheel disc, by reason of having thought the nut to he screwed on as tightly as possible when in reality the bolt was simply rotating with the nut, is eliminated,

Various modifications of the invention conce t disclosed herein will he apparent to those slulled in the art and for that reason ll intend to limit myself only within the scope of the appended claims,

What 3 claim:

1. A wheel hub having a radial flange pro vided with annular shoulders on its outer and inner faces and having a hole therethrou h, the inner face of said flange losing provided with a counterhore concentric with said hole extending through the inner shoulder and including the edge thereof,

2. A disc wheel assembly comprising a-huh havin radial flange, and annular shoulder entendine about the inner and the outer faces ct said :dange, a brake drum centered upon said inner shoulder and secured to the flange,

said flange heing provided with a hole extending through said flange and provided with a counter here extending through the inner shoulder flush with the inner surlace of the flange outwardly of said shoulder whereby a non-circular pocket is defined by the counterbore in said shoulder and the intake drum, a bolt provided with a head corresponding substantially to the shape oi said pocket seated in said ocket, and a wheel disc suplit ponteci on sei. outer shoulfier enci L esifsi neci by seici hoit.

3. A ciise Wheei assembly comprising huh having 2, redial flange rovided with en ennular shouider upon its inner and its oui'ei at'aces anci a hole extending therethrough having a countersink through said inner shoulder including the ecige theme}. enni extending to 0. point flush with the inner surface of iahe flange outwardly of saici shoulder, e heel: o'ii'um centered .hy said inner shouieeif and secured flange.

3:. A. Wheel and brake (Arum cemprising e Whe 1 huh timing e reciieiiy ex genciing; fienge brake chum secured in inner o: sei enge, said flange being pnovicieci with o, countersink in the inner face of the flange eaijuceni; 'h'e edge of the drum, and a secured Z20 the outer face oi seioi flange by means of e bolt having a poiygonei heeci, said hoibheed resting in the countersink with en edge adjacent the e ige of the dru En 'ileseimony whereof, K, VINCENT 2mm, sign uhis specificetion. 

